Ukraine's Achilles UAV battalion repels Russian attack on outskirts of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast – video

Russian forces attempted an assault on the outskirts of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on 20 December. Ukrainian troops have repelled the attack and destroyed Russian armoured vehicles.

Source: Achilles Strike UAV Battalion of the 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Assault Brigade

Details: Crews from the Achilles Strike UAV Battalion destroyed three Russian infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and one tank while also damaging another IFV.

The attack was repelled by the Achilles UAV Battalion together with the 116th Separate Mechanised Brigade, 114th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade and the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade.

Background:

• On 11 December, the Achilles strike UAV battalion, alongside troops from Ukraine's 1st Presidential Brigade Burevii and the 77th Airmobile Brigade, successfully repelled a Russian mechanised offensive on the Kupiansk front in Kharkiv Oblast. The Ukrainian forces destroyed one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and three MT-LB armoured personnel carriers (APCs) during the confrontation.
• Anton Shmahailo, Commander of the First Strike Company of the Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, suggested that the Russian forces had been given a deadline to achieve specific objectives in the area, likely to capture Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi before the New Year.
• On 18 December, the Achilles battalion inflicted significant losses on the Russians on the Kupiansk front, destroying 21 units of Russian military equipment.

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